Lamster, Ira B. <br/><br/>
Improving oral health for the elderly :  an interdisciplinary approach / 
edited by Ira B. Lamster, Mary E. Northridge ; foreword by J.C. Takamura. 
 - 1st ed. Softcover of orig. ed. 2008 
 - New York ;  London :  Springer,  2011. 
 - 510 p. :  ill. ;  24 cm. 
<br/><br/>Part 1: Population Health and Well-Being-- 1. The Aging US Population--2. The Oral Disease Burden Faced by Older Adults-- 3. Social Disparities in Oral Health and Health Care for Older Adults--4. Access, Place of Residence, and Interdisciplinary Opportunities-- Part II:  Health and Medical Considerations:- 5.  Movement Disorders in Dental Practice --6. Cognitive Impairment --7. Musculoskeletal Conditions --8. Cardiovascular, Cerebrovascular Diseases, and Diabetes Mellitus: Co-morbidities that Affect Dental Care for the Older Patient --9. Geriatric Pharmacology: Principles and Implications for Oral Health--10.Management of Tobacco and Alcohol Dependence in Older Adults -- Part III: Oral Health and Dental Considerations:- 11. Normal Oral Mucosal, Dental, Periodontal, and Alveolar Bone Changes Associated with Aging --12. The Relationship between Periodontal Disease and Systemic Disease in the Elderly--13. Caries, Tooth Loss, and Conventional Tooth Replacement for Older Patients-- 14. Dental Implantology as an Approach to Tooth Replacement for Older Adults --15.  Saliva and Salivary Glands in the Elderly --16.  Mastication, Nutrition, Oral Health and Health in Older Patients -- 17. Orofacial Pain and Neurological Disorders Affecting the Head and Neck --18. Oral Pathology affecting older adults-- Part IV: Professional Recommendations and Future Needs:- 19. Educating the Dental Profession --20. Dental Services Among Elderly Americans: Utilization, Expenditures, and Their Determinants --21. Conclusion: Interdisciplinary Planning to Meet the Oral Health Care Needs of Older Adults. 
<br/><br/> This work confronts two important oral health policy concerns in the United States: the disparities in the oral disease burden and the inability of certain segments of the population to access oral health care. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9781441925565 (pbk.) :  £59.99 9781441925565 (Paper) 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Dental care--Older persons<br/>Older people--Dental care--United States<br/>Dental care--Social aspects--United States<br/>Dental care--Utilization--United States<br/>Dental policy--United States<br/>Health and Wellbeing.<br/>Public health & preventive medicine<br/>Geriatric medicine<br/>Dentistry
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>RK55.A3 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>618.9776 LAM